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Filler is in place.
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Filler roughed in.
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Guide coated to ensure it will be straight once finished.
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I will use an air file to keep it flat uniform and straight.
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Straight but still needs to transition a little more so there will be no line showing through later.
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Slight trenching done on the part I find to be too straight lined of a transition.
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Area is wiped with a 50/50 mix of the carbon fiber filler mixed with a glazing filler to give properties of the original
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While the major part of the cabinet repair sets up I will work on the gettting the initial coat of clear put down on the pl
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This is the most important of the fixes because any flaws in this general area are very obvious during play.
The work nee
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Intital clear is applied.
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This area may still look like it has some ghosting(there is still a tiny bit in the circles)but really it is the wood under
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The rest of the ghosting is gone in the other areas as well.There will be some border work done when I get into the touch
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This is the most important area/my biggest concern and it looks to have come out well.
after this coat sets up a few days
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While waiting a few days for the plaufield to cure I am back to work on the cabinet.
Finish filler is guidecoated.
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Working it straight with the air file.
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Ready to begin the normal restore process on now that the major issues have been addressed.
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Will make new chocks.Easier to strip and repair witht hem out of the way although most are damaged or mising anyway these d
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Fully stripped repairs in process.
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Head is ready to start on as well.
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Head is caught up with the lower.
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Cabinet repairs are almost complete.
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Cabinet and head are ready to prime.
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Lower cabinet is primed.
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Head is primed.
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First primer is sanded almost completely off.I used black first to act as a guide coat considering the amount of work need
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Head is sanded and ready to re-prime.
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Lower is re-primed and guidecoated.Went with a buff color primer to make it easier to see the final sanding and creat the
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Head is re-primed.Will let this set a day or two before sanding and refinishing the cabinet in the base color.
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Primer is sanded.Cabinet is ready to repaint.
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This game has a heavy overspray going down the sides into the floor.That will be duplicated so even though the floor is sa
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Cabinet is refinished.
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I will refinish a new set of chocks and install them prior to ground braid and decal.
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Corners are sharp again no signs ofthe cracked plys either.
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Interior was refinished with the original overspray pattern.
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Head is refinished.
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Warning text was saved on this head since it was in decent shape.
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Back to the playfield as I have intentionally let it set a while to finish soaking in.
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Sanded and ready for the main repairs.
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Nothing major but lots of little stuff.now that I have cleared the ghosting hurdle better than expected I will address the
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